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-P. H. SPAULDING.`

` END GATE FASTENER.

APPLlcATloN FILED Nomar'. |916.

THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH C0., WASHINGTON, D. C.

PHILIP H. SPAULDING, OF HINSDALE, ILLINL'S.

END-GATE FASTENER.

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Specification of Letters Eatent. Patnt'd Allg', 5, 1919.,

Application led November 27, 1916. Serial No. 133,646. i

To all whom t may concern:

Be .it known that I, PHILIP H. SPAULDIN e, a citizen ot the UnitedStates, residing at Hinsdale, in the county of Dupage, State otIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in End-GateFasteners; and l do hereby declare the following to be a Jfull, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in wagon end gates, andparticularly to a novel means for holding the gate in closed position,and the sides ot the wagon box closely gripped therewith.

One object of the present invention is to provide a novel means forholding a wagon box and end gate together, which can be easily insertedand removed when the wagon is within a shed or other structure in whichthe side walls are disposed close to the sides of the wagon. l

Another object is to provide a device whichv is simple in construction,and eHec tive and durable in operation.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing:

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the rear portion of a wagon equippedwith my holder.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the invention in operative position.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical longitudinal sectional view through theinvention taken transversely of the wagon box.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view ot the device and rear portion of the wagonbox.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 and 11 representthe sides of the wagon, 12 the end gate, and 13 the cleats against whichthe end gate rests. Formed through the side 10, adjacent the top of theend gate, and outwardly thereof, is an opening 14, through which isdisposed the flange or sleeve portion 15 of a plate 16, said plate beingcountersunk into the side of the wagon box, and secured by means of therivets i 17 .n Secured to the outer face of the side 11, directlyopposite to the opening 14, is a plate 18,`on which is formed a staple19, extending at right angles from thel plate and through the opening 19formed in the said side. rlhe plate 1G is termed with a verticalelongated opening 1G', through which is disposed a l'lattened bolt 20,said bolt being provided with the partial threads 21, and with which isengaged the nut 22. This nut is formed with laterally extending ngerpieces 23, which are weighted, ior the purpose of counterbalancing thesame. The inner end of the bolt is formed with a keyhole opening 25,while the outer end is -formed with a head 24 for retaining the nut inplace. Engaged in this opening 25 is the angularly extending end 26 of arod 27. rIhis end is 'formed with a lug 28 on its upper side, wherebythe rod must be disposed in a vertical position before the end willproperly enter the opening. Vhen so entered, the rod is swung downwardlyinto a horizontal position, whereby the said end is thus eifectivelyprevented from accident, displacement, or disengagement from theopening. The other end ot the rod is formed with a hook 29 which isadapted to be en* gaged with the said staple 19. On the end gate, inposition to receive and support the intermediate portion of the rod, arethe hook-shaped brackets 30. 1t will be noted ,that the nut is engagedon the bolt, outwardly of the side of the box, so that it will bearagainst the plate 16 when turned.

To remove the device from the wagon, for the purpose ot taking out theend gate, the nut is turned outwardly until the rod is suticientlyloosened to permit of the removal of the hook 29 from the staple 19. Therod is then turned, or swung, upwardly until the lug 28 engages orregisters with the straight portion of the keyhole opening of the bolt.rThe angular end of the rod can then be readily withdrawn' from theopening. The bolt, together with the nut, can also be removed from theplate 16, thus permitting of the ready removal of the end gate.

An upper gate 12 is used when the upper side boards 10 and 11 aredisposed on the wagon box, and the parts of the securing means inconnection with this upper gate are represented by characters similar tothe first-named parts but these characters are i primed, as seen inFigs. 1, 2 and 4.

What is claimed is:

In an end gate `fastener, the combination with'the sides and end gate ofa wagon,

said sides being formed with transverse openings, a staple memberdisposed inwardly Copies of `this patent-may be obtainedi for ve centseach, by addressing the outer end of the sleeve, und n rod having :ihook on one end for engagement in the .said staple member, und ulaterally directed keyhead for engagement in the slot of the rod. l5

In testimonT whereof, l nilix my signutnre, in the presence of twowitnesses.

PHILIP H. sPAULDINo.

lVitnesses LovILo Gr.y MITCHELL, FRANK il. GLAsNnn.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

